Alfalfa dodder vs Hernandez's Short-tailed Bat

Cuscuta approximata compared with Carollia monohernandezi

Key Differences

• Alfalfa dodder is Not Evaluated while Hernandez's Short-tailed Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alfalfa dodder	Hernandez's Short-tailed Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Carollia
Species	Cuscuta approximata	Carollia monohernandezi

Conservation Status

Alfalfa dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Hernandez's Short-tailed Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alfalfa dodder	Hernandez's Short-tailed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alfalfa dodder

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (China, Tajikistan), Europe (Hungary, Sweden), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Hernandez's Short-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Alfalfa dodder

The Alfalfa dodder (Cuscuta approximata) is a species in the genus Cuscuta. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.